Democrats and Republicans are as divided about gender discrimination as they are about everything else

In a year when the Democratic Party will nominate its first woman candidate for president, the Republican Party moved last week toward adopting a platform that includes conservative tenets that support barring women from combat, opposing transgender rights, and reiterating its commitment to the Hyde Amendment banning federal funding for abortion. On issues of gender, equity, and the place of women in their organizations, the two parties remain staunchly polarized.

In addition to the differences apparent between the emerging party platforms, the contrast between the two nominees at the top of each ticket could not be more stark. Whereas Hillary Clinton achieved her nomination, in part, by winning over women in the Democratic Party and competing with Sen. Bernie Sanders to claim the “best for women” mantle, Donald Trump frequently disparaged women, feminism, women’s leadership, and female bodies while making his unlikely run for the Republican nomination. For the full article click here 

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